- A
meniscus (pl.:
menisci or meniscuses) is a crescent-shaped
fibrocartilaginous anatomical structure that, in
contrast to an
articular disc, only partly...
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rupturing of one or more of the
fibrocartilage strips in the knee
called menisci. When
doctors and
patients refer to "torn cartilage" in the knee, they...
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fibers run
along the
menisci from one
attachment to the other,
while weaker radial fibers are
interlaced with the former. The
menisci are
flattened at the...
- In
physics (particularly
fluid statics), the
meniscus (pl.:
menisci, from Gr**** 'crescent') is the
curve in the
upper surface of a
liquid close to the...
- Look up
meniscus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Meniscus may
refer to:
Meniscus (anatomy), crescent-shaped
fibrocartilaginous structure that partly...
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spans the
lateral side of the
interior of the knee joint. It is one of two
menisci of the knee, the
other being the
medial meniscus. It is
nearly circular...
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separated by the
intercondylar area,
where the
cruciate ligaments and the
menisci attach. Here the
medial and
lateral intercondylar tubercle forms the intercondylar...
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while the
lateral meniscus is more circular. The
anterior aspects of both
menisci are
connected by the
transverse ligament. It is a
common site of injury...
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fibrocartilaginous menisci to the
periphery of the
tibial plateaus. The
coronary ligaments of the knee are
continuous with the
joint capsule and the
menisci. The coronary...
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menisci which sit
between the
medial and
lateral condyles of the
distal femur and the
tibial plateau. The main
biomechanical function of the
menisci is...
